Carrot Date Walnut Couscous Recipes

QUICK COUSCOUS WITH RAISINS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir the carrots and onion until the carrots begin to soften and the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth and water, and bring the mixture to a boil. Stir in the couscous, mixing well to avoid lumps, cover, and remove from the heat. Let the couscous stand covered until the water is absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the raisins, and serve hot.

CARROT DATE WALNUT COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Cook carrots in pot of boiling water (cooking in the water preserves more nutrients than steaming) until just firm (about 5 minutes).
• Prepare couscous by adding equal amount of boiling water to couscous in a bowl, and covering for 5-8 minutes.
• Once cooked, fluff couscous and add olive oil.
• Drain carrot water and butter carrots while still in the pot. Mix to cover carrots thoroughly with butter. (Fat helps to digest the nutrients in the carrots.).
• Pile carrots, dates and wanuts on top of couscous.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

COUSCOUS WITH CARROTS AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Put the carrots olive oil, butter, salt, cinnamon, ginger, in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the water and raisins to the carrots and bring to a boil. Stir in the couscous, pull the saucepan off the heat, cover, and set aside until the liquid is absorbed and the couscous is plump and tender, about 10 minutes.
• When ready to serve, fluff the couscous with a fork.

CARROT AND WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, and baking powder together and set aside.
• Beat the eggs with the ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and ground cardamom together for 5 minutes. Stir in the confectioner's sugar and mix well. Beat in the vegetable oil and continue beating for 5 minutes.
• Alternately add the flour mixture and the milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, to the egg mixture. With a spoon stir in the carrots and the walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. Enjoy it with a glass of milk or a cup of tea.

FAVOURITE DATE & WALNUT BISCUITS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugars. Add vanilla and egg.
• Sift in the flour and salt.
• Add the dates and walnuts, combine well.
• Roll into walnut sized balls and place on lined baking tray. Press down a little.
• Bake in moderate oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire rack then hide them from children and unexpected guests!

CHERRY-WALNUT BREAKFAST COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients except water.
• In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil.
• Stir in couscous mix, cover and remove from heat.
• Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Stir with a fork. Serve plain, or with milk.

CARROT RAISIN COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat wine until hot. In a small bowl, soak raisins in wine for 5 minutes. Drain raisins, reserving wine. , In a large saucepan, saute onion in 1 tablespoon oil until tender. Stir in couscous. Cook and stir until lightly browned. Stir in the broth, raisins and half each of the salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Cover and remove from the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes; fluff with a fork., In a small skillet, saute carrots in remaining oil until crisp-tender. Combine sugar, molasses, reserved wine and the remaining salt and pepper. Stir into carrots; heat through., In a large bowl, combine couscous mixture and carrots; toss to combine.

DELICIOUS WALNUT COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Pour boiling water into glass measuring cup: I find that a little less than 1/3 cup works best for this amount of couscous, but I like it pretty dry. If you like your couscous moister, use a full 1/3 cup.
• Immediately add couscous and veggies.
• Cover measuring cup tightly (I use a folded paper towel and a small bowl which fits nicely inside the top of the cup to seal in the steam).
• Let sit for 3-5 minutes.
• Remove cover and stir in walnuts; season to taste, and eat it while it's hot! I just eat it right out of the measuring cup. :).